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1995 Américas Award

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Tantie, Amber’s great-aunt, passes the traditions and values of their Trinidad culture to the many children in the extended family. She has chosen Amber to be her successor, and it is Amber who faithfully records these stories, giving them the flavor of the Trinidad patois...
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Américas Award Curriculum Guide

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